Chicago man sentenced for Denver flight diversion

DENVER—A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man who forced a plane to divert to Denver to 172 days in jail.

According to the Denver Post (http://tinyurl.com/bzr6ng6), that's the amount of time Marcus Covington has served since his arrest last year on charges of interfering with a flight crew.

Authorities say Covington groped a pregnant woman while she stood waiting to use the restroom, intimidated a flight attendant and spit at police officers after being taken off the plane. The JetBlue flight left New York bound for Los Angeles carrying 150 passengers.